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reporternewspapers.net OCTOBER 2019 • VOL. 13 — NO. 10 Sandy Springs Reporter COMMENTARY MASS SHOOTINGS REQUIRE NEW WAYS OF THINKING PAGE 16 COMMUNITY Dueling lawsuits filed over City Springs construction P4 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Book festival brings celebrities P10 Check out our podcasts and Facebook Live Streams Springs Reporter is mail delivered to homes on selected carrier routes in ZIPs 30327,30328, 30342 and 30350 For information: delivery@reporternewspapers.net HANNAH GRECO The previous site of Randy Beavers’ insurance agency, which the city demolished for its streetscape project and settled an eminent domain lawsuit in August for $862,500, across from the City Springs development. The land now lies unused. More major retailers found charging wrong sales taxes BY JOHN RUCH johnruch@reporternewspapers.net Two more major retailers have been found incorrectly charging Atlanta’s high er sales tax rate within Sandy Springs. And the state Department of Revenue is acknowl edging that, barring an audit or formal com plaint, such incorrectly calculated sales tax money likely goes into the coffers of the wrong jurisdiction. That could mean tax revenue is being misdirected not only local ly, but statewide. The problem is rooted in ZIP codes, such as Sandy Springs’ 30328, that the Unit ed States Postal Service generically labels See MORE on page 22 BY HANNAH GRECO hannah@reportemewspapers.net The City Council is balking on some settlements for right of way acquisition for city road projects, claiming the costs are too high and calling for a fuller ex planation. City Attorney Dan Lee blames the prices on Sandy Springs land costs increasing exponentially. While the city is mainly acquir ing strips of land for a long-anticipated streetscape project, there have been two settlements involving entire properties for land-banking purposes. One of those parcels now contains a gravel parking lot for city vehicle parking. The Sandy Springs Circle streetscape project is a $7 million redesign of Sandy Springs Circle between Hammond Drive and Mount Vernon Highway. It will con vert four travel lanes to two, plus a turn lane and on-street parking, and add side walks and a multiuse path. At a Sept. 3 meeting, the council de nied an eminent domain settlement of fer for a small piece of land at 6010 San dy Springs Circle, saying the price is excessive. The $499,750 recommended by staff as a settlement is for 0.146 acres the city would use for the project itself and 0.309 acres the city would temporarily own for See EMINENT on page 31 St# ULUJad VO ‘eojuo|A| aivd a6eisod Sfl SSMy03 aislysyd y3i/\ioisno ivisod Tres#r SEE PAGE 8 FINE JEWELRY WWW.LAUDERHILLS.COM
